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No. 424,875. Patented Apr. 1,1890.

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UNITED STATES {PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE B. FOTWLER, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO'T.AUSTIN KEENE.

CLAM- ROASTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 424,875, dated April 1,1890.

Application filed June 8, 1889. 8erial No. 318,587- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE E. FOWLER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State to aiford meansfor bringing the greatest area of each of the shells in near contactwith the fire, thereby hastening the process of roasting and alsoinsuring the retention of the liquor of the clam within its shell duringthe roasting operation.

To effect my purpose, I form the receptacle for holding the clams whilebeing roasted with a body or base provided with a series of apertures orholes, each one being of such a shape that a clam may be placed sidewisein the hole and become slightly wedged therein, so that the shell cannotbe expanded or opened under the influence of the heat during the cookingoperation. These openings are protected by an upwardly-turned flangeextending entirely around the open frame, and legs of. suitable lengthare provided on this frame, so that it can be placed directly onto andover theglowing coals, and thus bring the lower side of the clams inclose proximity with the fire.

In the accompanying drawings, which clearly illustrate the novelfeatures of my invention, Figure 1 is a plan view of my improvedclam-roaster taken from the top. Fig. 2 is a similar view with the innerreceptacle removed. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same.

Let Ct represent the main body of the receptacle, which consists ofaframe provided with a series of openings 1) I), each being made of asemi-heart shape, or with an outline so perfectly corresponding to thelargest .area of the clam, taken on itshorizontal line, that a clam bwill perfectly fit into the opening when inserted therein in a sidewiseposition. Entirely surrounding the frame which holds the clams is anupwardly-turned flange c.

On the under side of the clam-holder is provided, at each end thereof,when the same is of rectangular shape, as shown, a downwardlyprojectingflange d, which flanges serve to elevate the clam-holder sufficientlyabove the coals of the fire to prevent the clams from coming in directcontact therewith.

It may be here stated that the clam-roaster is constructed with a viewof being removed directly from the fire to the table, and so enablingthe clams to be taken from the roaster onto the plate, thus preventingthe loss of the liquor out of the shells when the clams are turned outof the roasting-receptacle into another dish before serving them to thetable, which mode of doing is now invariably followed with the presentstyle of clam-roaster.

e is a second or supplementary frame, made to fit into the frame or bodya, and held therein by means of the surrounding flange c. This secondframe is designed to be removable, and is intended to be used with themain frame a, when the clams to be roasted are of a small size or ofdifferent sizes, and so cannot be fitted into the lower frame a, whichlatter is made to take the large and uniform size of clams.

The frame 6 is provided with a number of apertures f, similar in shapeto the main frame a, but of a smaller and a varied size, to receive theclams thatcannot be placed in the lower frame.

, The receptacle or frame a is provided with a hole or recess g, adaptedto receive the end of any ordinary stove-lid lifter, which then servesas a handle h for lifting the clamroaster from off of the fire onto thetable where the clams are served. A similar recess i is provided in thesupplementary frame 6.

j is a flange extending around the edge of the frame 6, on which itrests when arranged within the outer frame a, and at each end areprovided legs Z, so that when removed it may be placed directly onto atable or on a dish and the clams be served from the roastingdish. Theadvantage of this is evident when it is considered that my clam-roasteris particularly designed for the use of private families or for homeuse.

When in use, the secondary receptacle 6 may be filled, and when theclams are roasted may be lifted off or out of the frame Ct and be placedon the table. During the service of this dish the receptacle a is filledwith clams, and is ready for removal from the fire as soon as the clamsare roasted.

\Vhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A clam-roaster consisting of a frame provided with semi-heart-shapedopenings, having a projecting flange extending entirely around the saidframe, and having legs on the under side, and a recess to receive ahandle, as set forth.

2. A clam-roaster consisting of a frame provided with a series ofopenings, and'having a flange extending around the edge thereof, and asupplementary frame provided with smaller openings and adapted to heremovably inserted into the said main frame, as set forth.

A clam roaster eonsisti ng of a rectangular frame havingsemi-heart-shaped openings to receive the clams.

4. A clam-roaster consisting of a frame having a series ofsemi-heart-shaped openings, and a snp rilemental frame having a seriesof semi-hcart-shaped openings aligning with the openings of thefirst-named frame.

GEORGE E. FOWLER. \Vitnesses:

E. M. MARTIN, J. J ones.

